As Canada prepares for its fourth general election in seven years, its university sector is doing its utmost to ensure that higher education is a key priority for the main parties.
The outgoing president of the National Union of Students has used an opening speech at its annual conference to apologise for elements of his ¡°controversial¡± tenure.
A branch of the US Republican Party has been accused of attacking academic freedom by using freedom of information laws to access emails sent by a University of Wisconsin-Madison academic who criticised its policies.
As graduation rates shrink and tuition fees and student debts soar in the US, experts call on the UK sector to heed lessons from the world's academic powerhouse. Sarah Cunnane reports
